Posted on 01/17/2026 3:28:50 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Bilal Hasan al-Jasim was affiliated to gunman who killed 2 service members and interpreter in December attack
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday a leader affiliated with al Qaeda, who had direct ties to an ISIS terrorist responsible for killing two U.S. service members and an American interpreter on Dec. 13, was killed in a U.S. strike in northwest Syria on Friday.
CENTCOM officials said Bilal Hasan al-Jasim was an experienced terrorist leader who plotted attacks and was "directly connected" with the ISIS gunman who killed and injured American and Syrian personnel last month in Palmyra, Syria.
"The death of a terrorist operative linked to the deaths of three Americans demonstrates our resolve in pursuing terrorists who attack our forces," said CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper. "There is no safe place for those who conduct, plot, or inspire attacks on American citizens and our warfighters. We will find you."
CENTCOM launched large-scale strikes in Syria in response to the Dec. 13 attack.
Operation Hawkeye Strike resulted in U.S. and partner forces hitting more than 100 ISIS infrastructure and weapons site targets with over 200 precision munitions.
More than 300 ISIS operatives were captured and more than 20 were killed across Syria within the past year, according to CENTCOM.
U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, and members of their team in Damascus on Jan. 10 to discuss recent developments in Aleppo and the broader path forward for Syria’s historic transition.
In a statement on X, Barrack said President Donald Trump agreed to lift sanctions in order to "give Syria a chance" to move forward.
"The United States Government welcomes Syria’s historic transition and extends its...
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Setting up for a changed world…….
Prepare for the democrats to condemn these attacks.
In memoriam:
Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard
Sgt. Edgar Torres-Tovar
Iowa National Guard
Those America lives were utterly wasted. We went them out to meet with ISIS. We and the Israelis wanted an ISIS takeover in Syria for a long time and we finally got it. Now they have an ISIS president who visits the White House.
Looks like Lindsey Graham runs our foreign policy anymore.
Rest in pieces ahole!
Hope he got the drone with rotating blades.
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